Re: Problems with Kconfig select across directories

Michal Marek
2011-10-14T22:03:11Z

On 14.10.2011 16:35, Boaz Harrosh wrote:
> I have this weird problem with Kconfig.
>
> In fs/exofs/Kconfig I have:
>
> # Library to be selected by users
> config ORE
> tristate
>
> Then
> config EXOFS_FS
> tristate "exofs: OSD based file system support"
> depends on SCSI_OSD_ULD
> select ORE
> help ...
>
> So far so good. Choosing EXOFS_FS in xmenuconfig works fine as expected.
> But now I add another user say: (It's more complicated but even below does
> not work)
>
> config NFS_FS
> tristate "NFS client support"
> depends on INET && FILE_LOCKING
> select LOCKD
> select SUNRPC
> select NFS_ACL_SUPPORT if NFS_V3_ACL
> select ORE
> help ...
>
> This does not work. The ORE is not compiled and MODPOST complains.
> (Given EXOFS_FS is not selected since then it will work)

fs/Makefile only visits fs/exofs if CONFIG_EXOFS_FS is set.

Michal